The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

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monasteries. United Presbyterian.
Thirteen Of the noted twenty passes
Of the Rocky Mountains are more than
10000 feet above the sea level.
The Importance Of the fish trade is
illustrated by the recent leases issued
at Fulton Market, twelve stalls having
been taken at q, 800 rent How many
fish must be sold to clear an aggregate
rent Of $4,000 yearp
1t requires both presence Of mind
and n strong nerve to get out Of the top
stories Of hotel by even the best fire.
escapes, and few men are equal to the
task even under the most favorable con-
ditions.- Pittsburgh Commercial.
"A new extract of coal-pyrotmris-
exists in certain Russian bitumiaous
coal to the extent of eighteen per cent
1t is powerful antiseptic. and 10
claimed to be cheap and remarkablx
effective tanning agent-Spyingfeld
TO- Times.
improvements having been made
in the refining Of wood alcohol, it is be-
ing largely used, it is said, to replace
the ordinary alcohol. Fears have late
ly been expressed that 1t is being used
in pharmacy as a substitute for alcohol
in tinctures.
&C. P. Marshall, of Perry, Ga, shut
up his cat in the dining room one after
noon last week, and went into the IL
brary to take nap. Half an hour
afterward he was surprised to find Tom
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The cat had climbed up the dining
room chimney, W walked across the roof,
and descen ded through the other CHM
ney into the library.
"A Baltimore y outh was married
Tuesday evening and left his wife the
next day. He discovered that her hair
and teeth were false, and gave no con-
sidera ton to the more important fact
that her art was true. The young man
inc apable of making such discoveries
before marriage is, however, of small
account; SO that the bald-headed lady
hasn't lost much.-N Y Graphic.
There is not an unmarried woman
in Turkey who can both read and write
the Turkish language, and there are
but few men who are able to do so. It
requires six years of hard study to ac-
quire these accomplishments. When
you hear of Turk with the title bey
prefixed to his name you may know
that he is one of the few educated men
in that country, as the title is only con-
ferred upon those who can both read
and write.-C Chicago Times.
"A car has lately been running upon
the Boston & Albany railroad which is
fitted up with incandescent lights fed
from accumulators carried underneath
the floor. These are charged during
the day from a dynamo-machine, and
in the evening furnish a safe and
brilliant light as long as the car is in
service.-Popular Science Monthly.
On the great mesas of California,
at the foot of the Nevada range, turkeys
are kept in great focks of from 500 to
1900. They are allowed the utmost
liberty, and are attended only by q
herder and his shepherd dog, whose
business it is to keep them in his terri
tory and bring them home at night.
Their food is grasshoppers and wild
seeds.-Farm, Field and Stocbman.
|. "A girl baby was found on the steps
of a house in Shrewsbury, N. j.. few
nights ago. Pinned to her dress was a
note, which read: II stole the baby for
revenge from her mother because she
married the man who deceived me and
then left me to bear my disgrace as best
could. And now am dying and can
not return her to those from whom I
took her. Philadelphia Record.
"A Georgia man stood looking
at rapidly moving circular saw
in planning mill at Ocean Pond,
and carelessly threw small bit
of wood against it. In an in
slant the stick was hurled back with
great force against him. striking him
square between the eyes and knocking
him to the floor. He remained uncon-
scious for several hours, and had re-
minder of the accident in the shape of
an ugly wound in the forehead.
The nine Ambassadors of the
French Republic receive each salary
of 40,000f,, but the expenses of the
different capitals vary considerably,
being as follows: St. Petersburg, 21O,-
0OOf; London, 16O,OOOf.; Vienna, $780,
OOOf; Berlin, 100. .OOOf.; Conssantinople,
9O.OOOf. Madrid, SO,000f. Rome Qtaly),
70,000f.; Rome (Holy See), 7O,0O0f.;
Berne, 20,000f. To the other countries
with which she has diplomatic relations
France sends Minister Plenipotentary.
) The Minister to Washington receives
only $4,000 francs.
"A word about the materials used in
perfumery. The animal series COM
prises musk, velvet and ambergris.
Musk is secretion of deer; civet is
the secretion of cat; ambergris is the
diseased portion of q whale. Musk
varies in price from $6 to $12.50; civit
from &5 to $3.50, ambergris from $3.50
to 1880 an ounce. The floral series
includes the jasmine, rose, orange,
tuberose, :cassia, violet, jonquil and
narcissus. The herbal series includes
all aromatic plants, such as lavender,
: spike, peppermint. rosemary, thyme.
: marjoram. geranium, patchouli and
! wintergreen.
"A tell-tale paint has been invented
by an Englishman for showing when Il